comuna
See also: comuña and comună
English
Noun
comuna (plural comunas)
- The smallest administrative subdivision in Chile.
Catalan
Adjective
comuna
- feminine singular of comú
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmũ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmu.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈmu.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: co‧mu‧na
Etymology 1
From French commune.
Alternative forms
- communa (obsolete)
Noun
comuna f (plural comunas)
- (government) commune (municipality-level subdivision in some countries)
- commune (small rural community whose members share ownership of property)
- a group of people who share an ideology and work together
Etymology 2
Shortening of comunista (“communist”).
Noun
comuna m or f by sense (plural comunas)
- (derogatory) commie; red
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koˈmuna]
Noun
comuna f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of comună
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈmuna/ [koˈmu.na]
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: co‧mu‧na
Noun
comuna f (plural comunas)
- commune
Related terms
- comunal
Further reading
- “comuna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014